Jon Wolfsthal and "A House of Dynamite"
From Defense One Radio by Defense One staff
November 7, 2025 · 47 min · Season 7
About this episode
Jon Wolfsthal discusses the accuracy of a movie regarding U.S. missile defense and nuclear command and control.
A veteran of the National Security Council shares what the movie got right and wrong on U.S. missile defense and nuclear command and control. Guest: Jon Wolfsthal , Director of Global Risk at the Federation of American Scientists.
People in this episode
Guest: Jon Wolfsthal
Topics covered
- U.S. missile defense
- nuclear command and control
- film analysis
- national security
- defense policy
Keywords
- missile defense
- nuclear command
- national security
- Jon Wolfsthal
- Federation of American Scientists
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federation of American Scientists, National Security Council
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